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Title: Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering

Abstract

A hydration system includes fuel cell fluid flow plate(s) and injection port(s). Each plate has flow channel(s) with respective inlet(s) for receiving respective portion(s) of a given stream of reactant fluid for a fuel cell. Each injection port injects a portion of liquid water directly into its respective flow channel in order to mix its respective portion of liquid water with the corresponding portion of the stream. This serves to hydrate at least corresponding part(s) of a given membrane of the corresponding fuel cell(s). The hydration system may be augmented by a metering system including flow regulator(s). Each flow regulator meters an injecting at inlet(s) of each plate of respective portions of liquid into respective portion(s) of a given stream of fluid by corresponding injection port(s).

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Glenville, NY
  2. Fairfield, CT
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872728
Patent Number(s):
5998054
Assignee:
Plug Power, L.L.C. (Latham, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-94CE50389
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
fuel; cell; membrane; hydration; fluid; metering; flow; plate; injection; channel; respective; inlet; receiving; portion; stream; reactant; injects; liquid; water; directly; mix; corresponding; serves; hydrate; augmented; including; regulator; meters; injecting; portions; fuel cell; liquid water; flow channel; fluid flow; flow plate; respective portion; water directly; reactant fluid; respective portions; corresponding fuel; cell membrane; respective inlet; flow regulator; fluid metering; /429/

Citation Formats

Jones, Daniel O, and Walsh, Michael M. Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Jones, Daniel O, & Walsh, Michael M. Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering. United States.
Jones, Daniel O, and Walsh, Michael M. Fri . "Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872728.
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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Works referenced in this record:

A Water and Heat Management Model for Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells
journal, January 1993